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 **Here's the English translation of the previous text:** --- **X (formerly Twitter) is indeed the only major social network that has open-sourced (at least a significant part of) its recommendation algorithm.** Other platforms (Meta/Facebook+Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.) do not do this. Here's why it turned out this way. ### Why X did it - **Elon Musk’s ideology**: After buying Twitter in 2022, Musk repeatedly criticized the previous management for turning the algorithm into a “black box” that allegedly had political bias and censorship. He promised **maximum transparency** as part of his mission to protect freedom of speech. The algorithm was open-sourced in 2023 (repository `twitter/the-algorithm`), and in 2026 an updated version was released (related to Grok/xAI). - This is part of Musk’s philosophy: code transparency should lead to rapid product improvement through the community and reduce user distrust. - X is a relatively “young” platform under new ownershi...